VIETNAM TODAY

The Education Publishing House has raised its textbook prices by an average of 16.9% in 2011.

Austria’s global love story TV series “The Dream Hotel” has come to Ho Chi Minh City to cast actors.

A Vietnamese firm has started building a pharmaceutical production plant in Hau Giang, the most modern in the region.

Cimigo, an independent team of marketing and brand research, has released the 2011 Vietnam NetCitizens Report on internet usage.

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturer Ltd. has just promised to commission its long-delayed paper plant project in Hau Giang Province by 2013.

The first batch of relief goods donated by Vietnam to Japanese victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami arrived at Narita airport.

Nguyen Duc Thanh, director of the Vietnam Centre for Economic and Policy Research, says economic growth can be sacrificed to fight inflation.

Shocked Americans struggled Thursday to grasp the magnitude of the worst US tornadoes in decades, claiming at least 295 lives.

Shocked Americans struggled Thursday to grasp the magnitude of the worst US tornadoes in decades, leaving 280 people dead.

The Vietnamese Film Days kicked off in Vientiane, Laos on April 28 with screenings on Vietnamese people and national consturction.

Support for domestic violence victims and punishment on the offenders are major topics of a three-day training course opened in Can Tho city.

The Mekong Expo 2011 opened in Can Tho City with 400 stands of organisations and businesses in the Mekong Delta region and the surroundings.

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam said that the bank has halted minting of coin money after the government agreed to the decision.

Apple fans in Japan queued to snap up the iPad 2 as the latest version of tablet went on sale after a delay caused by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

Vietnam is striving to name itself among the group of countries which have most developed sea tourism in South East Asia.

Cirque du Soleil and Michael Jackson's estate unveiled plans for a permanent show honoring the pop icon at a Las Vegas casino resort.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung affirmed that raising people’s awareness of forest protection is an important task for national development.

The World Wide Fund for Nature and the Forest Ranger Sub-Department of Thua Thien Hue recently held a seminar on measures to reserve Sao La.

Heavy weapons fire pounded the Thai-Cambodian border for a seventh day as officials confirmed a 15th death in the bloody fight.